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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1899)
Br11"1"' I OUI OUR COUNTY Correspondents Kuglu t'oliit JCinrlotM. 'BY A', a, MOWMttT. , " MI-b Nottlo Cooke rViiB.tlie guust of Minn MiUtlo Taylor ono night luut nook, . " - Tlie mill, wlilul) ban boon Idle etnvv the big ruin,. hue Marled up ogaiu J , Wo had the. pleasuro of Mies Multle Taylor'i oouipany ono night lust week, The young follm oxpeut to hnvo a ;danoe hero on Muroh lYtli, St. rut fick'sday. ' Mri. J. K. Bell mid daughter, Miss Donna, vlHlted ' friends Jiere last Huturdiiy, Bert Hlglubothnm and Bun I. Ed iiiondHoi), Jr., passed through our town Saturday. K. Tungute, of Ml. I'M preoinot, wan viHlting friend in Kuglo 1'olnt the flrHt of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Kllmo went to Mod ford Inst Balurduy to procure furni ture for housekeeping. Thomas Cinguade and Morrill Hroinn ere trying the virtue of our straw trail Inst Sunday. J.J. Fryer went to Forest creek last Katurduy to visit hie Hon-in-Iaw and daughter, Mr. uud Mrs. Floyd Penreo. Francla Johnson, an old pen- i i.:.. ...... ........ ,li.w. eiOOUr, UIIU llio nou nwto uuttijj uu.t- nee ill Kiwlo Point tho tlrst of lust week. Tho gnmo of ball Bpokon of in my lost items was postponed on ac count of tho iiiolemenoy of tho weather. James V. Pew, one of our old friends, spent tho day with us last Sunday. He expects to start for Fort Klamath In a short time. George Wicks, he who had charge of the Ulrich 4 8linger cattle on ine r.lK oreoa railgo innv summer, was smiling on his friends hero last week. Last Sunday F. S. Robinett, ono of our leading blacksmiths, cele brated his sixty-sixth birthday by having a party. Among a large number of guests present there were nine who wero born in the month of March. 1 U i nursuay uigm nn, uumuiv, our three children and myself oalled on the family of John Ashpole, and when we arrived there we found the room well filled with other fluents, although there were no previous arrangements made for the visit. Thero wero present C. P. Casey, with his violin, Frank Brown, with his bass vioL Wm. Lewis with his cornet, and Miss Bessie Brown to manipulate tho keys of the organ, eo we had some very lino music. While there we had the nlousure of meelinir Lnrkln ' MoDallM. one of the pioneers of this part of the coun try, but who has been residing in Illinois for several years post. On Monday'of last week several friends of H. T. Severance gave him surprise party, it being his seventy seventh birthday. All took with them something alreudy propared loeot.'so that Ornndnia Severance would not have to nreuare dinner for so tnauv. In the evening of the same day the young folks, Mrs Howlelt and myself raided the home of Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Comp' ton, the surprise being intended for Mrs. Compton's nophew, T. I. Gib eon. The evening was spent in tiinvtna frames, charades, etc.. and lunch was served about eleven' o'clook. At 11:80 tho company dispersed, having spent a very pleas ant evening with that estimable family. Our school meeting passed off very quietly on Monday of last wenlc. There was ouite a number of voters in attondunoe. fiB usual. Geo. W., Daley was elcoted direotor and J. A. Jonas was re elooted clerk. The board has employed Prof. A L. Hasolton to teach our spring terra-of school, to commence next Monday,. The question as to what kind of a school house wo would build wns disdussod. and a subscrip tion paper was circulated to raise nrlrlillnrml fund a In add the seoond story. Fofty-Bflven dollars were promised, which, together with the , eeventy-soyen dollars subsortbed for ' the same purpose last year, uiaken b total of one hundred twenty-four ttonars. s i ne ereouon oi we nuua Best money-back tea. and baking powder at Schillings YourG rocers Injr, will be comuioncod oh hood aa tho roads Improve bo the-lumber onti bo hauled. l.nxntlvo llmmo (juluiiia 'I'uUlntH innvu tho liowolsgiiiilly, rulluvua. tl, unii.li, euros tlie fuvorlsli ooniiltlun unil houilsiilio, uiuklnu It the hint mill qultikunl rumuily for (ioiikIis, oolils ami In grlppo, Ourus In unit iluy, "No cure, noiwy." I'rluu ill! uetns, rormtlo by Hjlrnug Uiodruuulhl, , Ki'owiisIjoi'o lieiiis, nv HKIIIMJCA. Kmina end Louis Walsh, of Wel. Ion, are quite ill with typhoid fever, A. T. Bell returned to'Medford Friday after a visit with relatives hero,, Harvoy Hull, of Big Butte, who has attended school in Jacksonville during the winter, returned home Monday. Jus, Martin and family moved .to Mr. Sykes' place, noar Phoenix, last week, where they will remain the coming year. At the recent school mooting In tills district D. Terrlll was elected direotor for three yoars, V. Stanley fur ono year and Mrs. Olive Bell olerk for t e ensuing term. Win. Chambers and family, of Big Butte, leturned homo Wednes day after a visit with relatives and frieudN of Tolo. They wore accom panied by Mrs. C. A. Kdmonson, who will remain a few days visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ohonchain, and other relatives. Urovos' Taaliiloss C'lilll Tonlo In s perfect malarial llvar nnd blood purlllor. Houiovca biliousness without purlnK. As pluunl a latnon syrup, It In hi Urffo as any dollar tonic and relulls lor fcu cants. To got the gouulne uk for Uiovos'. Par sale hy Strang. Ibo drug gist." -Items from Poorinau's Creek. II Y A LICK CAItBY. Miss Grace Wilson visited Miss Ethel Crump last Monday. Miss Zella Yoouin is visiting Mrs. Ohonchain, near Central Point. Mr. Cofer had the misfortune to lose his valuable jersey oow last week. . Tho dance at the sohool house last Friday was a success and was enjoyed by all. A surprise party was given in honor of Miss Nellie Beck last Sat urday evening. All report a good time. - V. Dunaey and family are resid ing with Mr. Cofer, on the Cofer bill, assisting him to tbe manufac ture of gloves. MiHsaa Dalsv Marerieter and Emma Waif, of Jacksonville, were the guests of Miss Zella Yocum laBt Saturday and Sunday. Honry Bowen, who is employed In a quartz mine, at Henley, Calif., was in our midst last week. Re cently, while at work, a piece of steel entered his eye ball, whion was very painful. He came to Medford for treatment. Malarl produce woknoi, general doulllly blllouanoM, Ioim of ippotlte, Indication tod oannllpittlon. Orovoa' Tutoltaa Cblll Tonlo removoa the otuaa wblcb produoel tneao trou ble, Try It nnd you will be delighted. W oonte. To got the genuine anx tor urovca' Por anle by Strong, tbe drugrtat. Klamath County Items. Krom tbe Itepublloun. II. E. Momyer, of Morrill, has been granted license to establish a store at Klamath agency. Fred Melhase and George V. Loosloy arrived Tuesday from Wood river vulley. Thoy report that stook men in the Wood river seotion have hay enough to feed until the Grstof April when tney expeci 10 turn their stock out on grass. The little steamer ottie C was brought up from Oklahoma Tues day bv D. C. Clantnn and turned over to J. M. Childcrs, the Fort Klamath mail oontroctor, who will transfer the craft lo Big Klamath lake where it will be used in carry ing the mail and passengers to Fort Klamath and intermediate points. From tuo K lamnth Falls Express, Ed. Casebeer, of Sprague river sold 160 head of cattle last week to Louis Gerber at $20 a head. Assessor W. S. Hoauland arrived Monday from Langell valley to oommenoo the work ot assessment for 1899. . . J.'C. Mitchell's band of 175 beef oattle passed through town last Sat urday oound for Shasta valley to be shipped to Oakland. Louis Gerber took 125 head of cattle from the Henley and Gowen ranches last Friday bound for Montague to be shipped to Saora- monto. ' - ' No CureNo Pay. " That la tho wuy all drugglsla.laoll Groves' Tastoloas Chill Tonto'for malaria, ohllls aud (over. It is simply Iron and aulolno In a lanto loss lorra, Chlldron lovo IV. Adults prefer It to bitter, nausoutlng toulos. Prloo, 60 oonts for salo by Strang, tho druggist. The following statement has been issuodj showing the total number of deaths reported to the adjutant general's offioo botwoen May 1, 181)8, and Fobruary 28, 1899: Killed In aotion, 329 ;' died of wounds, 125; died of diseaso, 5,277 ; total, 5,731. Absolutely Makes the food more delicious and wholesome OOVAl BAKIM aOWOtS Crater III i Juno Iby, calm, Born no. On VwiulS 'i'lin vornul z;ilij rH molt the miovr und robu i iiu uniuy ii'jwurn huiuii ioihjw in no wukm, afuhiu mwi, Tho lunty wIIUm, atitl quuint bliihu hihi of tuttrry blrcJg revive 'i'hu pllyrliu'i wuury i-tops whllti tolllnu 00 r pumlcoun ikjII 'i'hut iiuliooM bnuk with hollow nouuil euch ntp. The wUidlriff path I.uudft on ftum holKht to liolwht, whloh wdiii, Induud, mlKht ru prune ot H',ulrnif)N trutl hy Itumortul HwltVe ouloihul HruLUlUKiiMgfl, On tho bruin's ifubtlu plito'(i, fancy ban Mkolcbtnl a picture of Tho ifrurultjur thul kIiuII burnt abruptly on tho vialon 1 yot, Whuu U10 lltiul hulffhl In ruuchird and the nu'.'iio Urtolf uppenri, Ifxptiotiillou la illrMppoliiiiuont Jlro; uppalloii Wo burt In lour at neolng what we sot'iuud prepared to us. Approach the over towarlnir brink and gtzo, tranallxod, aifhiint, Upon thu JukkviJ rim that hudiM tin huge olrule IlUe, (Olt, ruud vaol) tha placid luko that Iioh tun lliouaand llnkH Holow. Now. while the noonduv auti truuauilla enuliiuut raya And pulntM In rainbow ilniH, aud dlvura oibor buoa tue eye No'or aaw before, aublluilty trunfiportM In otrntaoy; And yot hold (itMt, for lo! yon frownlnk boaoon orator atandH Therein, und hoc Iho uapitiif thaum, with inouih You up un Irrcalatlble arnlro lo leap, and now You uluichlNif Htand In euatactoa of neavon lo iu wuru you iuav me lUPivutaiiuK gou or Kruuacur lurna Oh. solitary MpnttnH t moat maiualla child 'nf Mother Nature! Mould thul the urilal a brush could Imitate Thy-crugKod walls, nnd mock the tlnta thul vinlriutc from thy Uiifulhoinud, limpid acu I or that tho awe struok bard ouuld alng In word the piuliuody whloh turllln Ibe aoul while viewing theol Tho yuur that thou haat aluod ere Insect man beheld thy awo Aro liiiown alone by lllm whom ihy aubllmlty portrays: And yet In yours lo couio shull uillllous crouch upon thy verge, Aud slylo to thee tho appellation, Queen of Mystery. The tnoralUt who climbs tho rugged mount to wisdom's peak Heboid alluring glories, brilliant ueuis In hopo's fair bow, Vet inoru dourly hues tho sombre Gulf of Huporstlllou, The black uud lurbld tie of igaoratioo-thu bouvuu tho boll. W. Kanu. Piupps. Crater lako Is louuted in the irreat Ouscadu runtre of mountains in Southern Or- I'K'in, at an elovution of 8000 lent above sea vuiopeu trie met mat toe waters oi tins wonuiriui lake occupy tlie crater of an extinct volcano ; thut it is a gigantic rock-riblied bowl curved out of the moun tain : thul uu;e ago there stood on this same spot a mountain peak in size und hcittlit fur exceeding Hood or Shasta; that It was an active volcano, aud during iu eruptions the grout cone was gradually diminished, being discharged on the surrounding country over a radius of 60 miles, which is evinced by the spongy, reverberating nuture of the soil. In form it is ellptical or oval, and its surface covers un area of 2H square miles, being six and one-fourth miles in length by lour aim one-nnii in ureuutn, ii is more water luke in tho United States. II not in edge it is 2000 feet, making the entire depth from the point of observation more than 4ir)0 feet. A second crater, a -hollow cone, looms up in tbe main one near the centre of the lake. GoO feet above the water. Its sunken Dosltion Dre vents discovery until one is close upon its rim, lortn wiin uu us suoiimiiy. no pnotograpn or artist's painting has yet been able to give even a slight idea of this wonderful lake's terrible grandeur. When the sun shines upon the crystal waters, the blend of the primary colors appear to mako "divers and other hues the eye ne'er saw before." it is, inueeu, tlie yueen oi Mystery." PACIFIC COAST NEWS. ITEMS OF INTEREST PICKED FROM THE WEeK'8 DISPATCHES. The Oreat Northern railroad baa made a deep cnt in western potojnnger traffic. The rate from St. Paul to Pnget sound is now tU. The County bank at San Luis Obispo a is closed its doors. Qcorgo LaTmanoe, wanted for murder (ommitted at Healdsburg, was recently captured near Fort Smith, Ark. Bororal towns throughout Solano coun ty are threatened with a water famine. Two minors, ono named Chase and Iho othor Will Scadden, were killed bv blast at Throe Stars' mine, near Auburn. Tho torpodo-boat Fox, constructed at Portland re -ently, bas sailod for San Faancisco where it is to be turned over to the gover ment. Governor 3ogo has expressed his in tention of ' reappointing Mrs. Phobe Hearst a regent of the sUto university. Bunk of Paso Robles at Paso Robles fulled to open its doors for business last Saturday morning. As the result of a dispute between father uud son, Joe K. Bandeni, aged 20 yours, is in tho receiving hospital In San Jose with a bullet iu his brain and death close at hand, and Nick Bandeni, the father, is nursing a knife wonnd in the neck' and another in the hand, neither of, which is serious. The differences between the Raisin Growers' association and the packers of Fresno have been finally adjusted. The association will make tho sales and tho packers will receive a liberal commission. The paok.org will form on organization with a capital stock of 300,000, of which 1100,000 is to be In cash. , Davo Evans shot and killed Libby White at Nimimo a few days ago. He then committed suicide. No cause is known, Tho man was a professional wrestler and the woman a slngor. A stage lino is to be ran between Stockton ani Jackson, in opposition to the railroad. , Lately tho-o has boeu a remarkably heavy run of rookood in Mouteroy bay. The Ohinese of Monterey are consider ably exoited over the discovery ef a oase of leprosy iu the local Chinatown. The leper was found by the Monterey health ofticers, and tho afflicted man has been removed to a pesthouse. . . , Oliver F. Clark, an aged resident of Colfax, Oal., was struck and killed by a truiu there a fow days ago. Alfred E. Lorke of Davisville was killed Friday afternoon by the oaving in of a well on the ranoh of Mrs. U. K. Green, near Plaiuflelfl. Larke and B. F. Noel wore (engaged in enlarging the well and were at the bottom of it when the sides oavod in, covering Clarke to a depth of fou' feet and bnrying Noel np to his waist. The latter was apprised of the dauger . by the ornmbling ot the earth, aud crabbed the stand pipe in time to save his life. The dead man leaves a wif aud six children.' He was a native of Canada and 47 years old. About 60 families .living at Oalabasas have applied to the Los Angeles super visors for aid, they being destitute of provisions and without the means to ac quire a livelihood. . Formerly those peo ple made a bare living by ohoppiiig wood And hauling it to Los Angeles, but horse feed has reached snoh a high price that th y have, been coin polled to 'Pvke CO., MW VPS. Lake, ru((Bd (title lit tforifiMJUH hunn wide spread to drink ' pangNoJ hell, level. Scientillu exploration lias do- man zuuo leet oeop me ueupest iresu the wnrld. From the rim to tiie water's when the awe-inspiriog scene bursts dispose nf their horses anoT " moles. Most of tbe people are Mexicans. The Bencia Agricultural works at Benicia has received a contract from the government for 160' handcarts, 84 delivery wagons and 15 ambulances. Where completed they will be shipped to Manila. , Governor Gago has appointed E- J. Redmond a supervisor of Monterey county, vioe G.. 8. Redmond, resigned. The fishing schooner Myrtle, Captain J. C. Hanson, was wrecked off the coaat of Vancouver island in the ffrst storms that swept np from the sonth during the hist of January . Unless saved by a miricle, Captain Hansen and the three members of the crew went down with their ship. Wreckage which is identi filed as coming from the Myrtle drifted upon the Vancouver island shore at the time. " Ex-Supervisor Charles W.. Garrett of Fresno county charged ' with bribery, was acquitted by a jury in the superior court. He was accused of receiving a monoy consideration Irom James K. Hopkins, with a view to influencing his vote as a member of the board of super visors last summer. - Welcome A. Botkin has applied for a divorce at ban Francisco from his wife; Cordelia Botkin, who was found guilty oi the muraer ot Mrs. John P. Dunuing. A duel with pistols botween two mine- owners took place at the Wagner Gap mine situated near Ashland, Or., which resulted in the killing of O. I. Evans. The. other participant, Lon Edwards went to Ashland, reported the shooting and surronderea to tno authorities. S. N. Griffith proposes to construct aud operate an eleotrio railway at Fresno and extend it into the colonies adjoin. ing tho city and, besides 'his passenger service, to run freight oars, enabling vineyordists and wineries to ship their produce to .Fresno. U the idea is con. 8ummated, the San Joaquin Eleotrio company will furnish power. The Marysville Woolen mills, owned by D. E. Knight & Co., were totally de stroyed by fire Friday night. During the progress of the fire Frank Peak of Yuba oity entered the building, was overoome by smoke and burned to death. The loss will reach f300,000. Several hundred laborers employed constructing the . White Pass-Yukon road in Alaska, struok recently against a rednotion or wages. Tho Utah, Nevada & Southern railroad has filed artloles of incorporation in No- I voda to bnild a railroad from tho U tali Nevada state line southwest across Lin ooln county, Nov., to Vanderbilty. Oal., , to be an extension of the . Utah A Pacific. ...... , , . . , . . t A oshtraot has been awarded for the ' erection of a large seaside hotel at Ter minal island, opposite San Pedro. : i Southern California stookmen are look ing for pasturage near Flagstaff Ariz A $500,000 pulp factory is to be built near Floristou, Oal., on the Truokee nver. v..;, ; ; ., .. . Modoo oounty, Oal., owners are rofus lug 0 oonts per pound, on foot, for beef oattle. . The Sierra valley railroad is to be extended from Olaireville to Mohawk valley, Oal.,- 15 miles. ': Last month was the dryest February on record in California, the previous dryest year in that state waa. in 1898, when .00 inohes fell, ' The Bank of San Mignol has disoon tinned business aud transferred its ao oouuts to the Oitiaons'. bank of Paso Roti The Oregon Short line Is looking into the feasibility ot extending Its line from the northern end of its Montana di vision across tho Bitter Root range into tho Sahnoii river country, and thence into tho Buffalo Hump district noar Orangiivillo. The construction crows of the Nevada, California and Oregon railroad have reachod a point ID miles north of Ainudoe Lassen county, Col., aud aro extending the roadbed across the Madeline plains towards Alturas and southeastern Or egon. The biggest sticks of Inmbor ever out In Portland, Or., were cut at the mill of Inman, Paulsen and company last week. They were of fir and were 8 feet square and a little more than 48 feet long. Thoy -contained 5200 feet of lumber and weighed about 30,000 pounds each. A run on the Commercial bank of San Luis Obispo caused the institution to close its doors Saturday. : Labor circles in the Northwest are much agitated over reports, which are received with general credence, that hundreds of Japanese contract laborers are being brought into Paget sound cities to supplant so many white men between the Pacific coast and the Missis sippi river. Every month from 500 to 1000 Japanese laborers are landed at Tacoma, Vancouver and Portland; Practically all pass inspection, the re quirements of which are a sound body and $30 in cash. Gradually hundreds of these same men are being sent to the interior and pot to work by the Union Pacific, Oregon Short line, Ore gon .Railway uud Navigation and Nor thern Pasiilc railroads. At Ventura the jury in the case of Mrs. Green vs. the Southern Pacifio company returned a verdict awarding the plaintiff damages in the sum of $9000. The plaintiff is the widow of Green, who was killed by a Southern Pacifio train near Santa Paula several months ago. San Joaquin county farmors are mak ing extensive preparations to irrigate their lauds and expect to raise a good crop in spite ef the drought. The 3-year old daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Wayne Trewhitt of Hanford, Cal., set fire to her clothes recently while play ing with matches and was so badly burned that sho died. The Princess Kaiulani of Hawaii is almost dead as the result of an attack of inflamatory rheumatism. Settlers familiar with conditions reg ulating the waters of the Colorado river predict that tbe river will overflow its banks this spring and inundate the New river valley. Waterbury and Marshall, formerly members of the Cordage Trust which went to pieces several years ago, have filed a petition in bankruptcy at New York. The schedule accompanying the petition puts their liabilities at $13,000, 000, with nominal assets. Owing to the insulting manner in which the Chinese government has re fused the request of the Italian govern ment for a lease of San Man bay Province of Che-Eiang, as a coaling station and naval base, Sign or Martino, the Italian minister, declines to communicate with the Tsung-li Yamen. The Amer ican marines who have been guarding the United States legation are under orders to leave. The Russian and French embassies have also notified the government of their intention of soon withdrawing their guards from their re spective legations. General Ludlow has cabled to the war department from Havana that the deaths in that city for February, 1899, are 51 per cent less than for February, 1898. Four companies of the Second United States Volunteer Engineers, comprising those at Honolulu, are shortly to be called home. They have been on duty- there since the outbreak of the Spanish war. They will be relieved either by four companies of the Twenty-fourth infantry (colored) now in Utah, or by two or more batteries of the Sixth ar tillery. : - '."-v' , General Otis has forbidden a continu ance of the negotiations between the Spanish commissioners and Filipinos for the release of Spanish prisoners held by. natives, tlis object in doing this is. to prevent the Filipinos from obtaining the immense indemnity which they de mand for freeing the prisoners, as the money would undoubtedly be used,' he said, in the native cause. The government has decided to have plans prepared for the establishment at Manila of a great naval station. It is proposed to build groat docks there to gether with fully equipped machine shops, so that the largest of our battle' ships in Asiatio waters may be docked and repaired there in case -of necessity, Bids will shortly be opened at Wash ington for the erection of a largo refrig- ating plant and iqe.-making machine at Manila. The plans call for a refrigat- ing plant with a capacity of 1200 tons of beef, 200 tons of mutton, 50 tons of but ter, 50 tons of canned goods, 100 tons of potatoes and 100 tons of bacon. The ice-making plant will be capable of turn ing out 40 tons of ioe daily. . . One of the very best clubbing Dispo sitions whloh The Mail has Is this pa per and the Cosmopolitan magazine both one year for $2. . Thouaanda aro Trylg It. In order to prove the great merit of Ely's Cream Balm, the most effective oure for Catarrh and Cold In Head, we have pre. pared a generous trial site for 10 oonts. Oct it of your druggist or send 10 cents to ; ELY BROS., 58 Warren St., N. T. City. I suffered from oatarrh of tho worst kind ever since a boy, and I never hoped for oure, but Ely's Oreara Balm seems to do even that. Many acquaintances have used it with excellent results. usoar ustrum, 15 Warren Ave., Chicago, III. , . . Ely's Cream Balm la the acknowledged oure lor ouiurru sou uuuuuus uu uomuuu, roeroury nor any injurious drug. Price, 10 cents. At druggists or by mail. Eczema ! The Only Cure. Eozema is more than a skin disease, and no skin remedies can oure it. The doctors are unable to effect a oure, and their mineral mixtures are damaging to the most powerful constitution. The whole trouble is In the blood, and Swift's Speoifle is the only remedy whloh oan reach such deep-seated blood diseases. ' - Booma broke out on mr daughter, and oa- tlnued to spread until has haad was entirely ovsred. Sho was treatad br aararal good doolors, bal f raw worse, end tha dreadful-dlaeaaa spread to her toes. She was taken to two ewlsbrsted i health springs, bat re-, calved no benefit. Many -1 patent medlolaes were taken, but without n sult, an III we deelded to try I. S. Sand br time tbe flrst bottle woe finished, her head H gan to heal. A dosen bottlea eared her eoe pletely and left her skin perfectly smooth, 00 la now sixteen years old, and hoe & magnificent growth of hair. Not a sign of the dreadful disease has ever returned. . . . . . H. T. SROBS. ,1 M Luooa Ave.. 81. Umls, Ho. Don't expect local applications of soaps and salves to cure Eczema. They reach only the surface, while the di sease comes from within. Swift' Specific ' C C Cfor Blood JfcJta? The fa the only cure and will reach the moat obstinate case. It is far ahead of all similar remedies, because it cures ease whioh are beyond their reach. 8. S. 8. is purelv vegetable, and is the only blood remedy guaranteed to contain no pot ash, mercury or other mineral. - Books mailed free by Swift Specifier company, Atlanta, ueorgla EAST AND SOUTH --BY TUB . The -Shasta -Route . OF TUF ' . " i SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMFANT. EXPRESS TRAINS LEA.VB PORTLAHIT s DAILY. ftonth North fcSOovas :17p.s SflOp.aa SKWp. m S:17 a.m 7:46 u.m Lv. AT. Portland At. Medford. Lv San Kruno loco Lv. Above trains atoo at att station belweael U. MUUU UU OUCH. A UIOU. I (UU. tfClV.NM Albany, Tangent, Shedds, Halaey, HorrUtMre; Junction City, Eugene, . Cottage Grove, urains, uakiana ana at aa aiauona rrom i burg to Ashland induaive. SOSBBURO MAJX-DAU.V. saia. mlLT PorUand Roeebarg ATI I-vl 4:36 p. BB 7a.sa .J.UIJtI Dining Can en Ogden Rontsa. Pallman Buffet . Sleeners aad Second Bleeping Caraattoehed to all tnxougn traiaet Between Portland and CorvaUiav WEST SIDE DIVISION. . . Mall trains dally, except Sunday: 70a. m I Lv Portlaud Arl 6rW. sa 13:16 p m I At Corvallla Lv L-Ot p. m At Albany aad Oorvalll connect with Inlaw of O.O. St E. railway. Kxpreu Trains d&l.y, except Sunday: . 4:50 p. m Lv Portland Ar 8:2S.'nT 7J0p. m Ar McMlnnvllle Lv S:50a.n 8 JO p. m Ar v Independence - Lv 40 o. am Direct connection at San Prancuwo with Oc cidental end Oriental and Pacific Moll steom- ahip iinea tor japan ana uiaa. Honing aaua n application. Hates and tickets and to Eastern points aad Europe, also Japan, China, Honnolulu sad Australia can be obtained from w. V. LlDema- oott. Agent, Medford. k. KOEHLBR. C. B. MARKHAJsV Manager. . r.ar m ' ' PORTLAND ORKO.ON. f A -u A big yield of both II II profit and satisfaction II IF wiU result if you plant II FEnmrs seeds II They ore always tae owet. - 1 1 II Do not accept mmy aubetl- II 1 1 tale buy none" bat Ferry.' 1 1 II Bold by U dealers. Write for II II thewoeed Annual free. , II U O.M.FERRYce..relt,allcS. mam TASTELESS 18 JUST A8 COOD Port ADULTS. WARRANTED. PRICK BO Ct. OALATIA, IU., MOV. IS. IMS. Parte Medicine Co., Bt. LouU, Mo. GonUement We sold last year. SOS bottles or QROVB'S TABTHLKS8 CHILL TONIC aad hava twugtat three gioaa already Uua year. In all oar ea .mlenee of it yean, la the drug DuMueea. baTl never aoM an ortlole thatgave auoa aalvetaalaata yaeuon as your Tonlo. .. xountnily. 1 . IbsbV.OAHI 00 Far sals by Okas. Strong, Medtori, Orefoa. EH DLL